What color is #AEB1B2?

#AEB1B2 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB1B2?

The RGB value is 174, 177, 178: 174 red, 177 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB1B2?

The complementary color is #B2AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB1B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB1B2 color

#AEB1B2 rgb(174, 177, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEB1B2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.4% green and 69.8% blue (174, 177, 178).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 3% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#AEB1B2 color codes

HEX	`#AEB1B2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 177, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 3%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 2%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, -0.86, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 1.23, 225.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.212, 43.657, 48.366)`
Decimal	`11448754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB1B2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AEB1B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB1B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AEB1B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb1b2; }
.text { color: #aeb1b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb1b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 177 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb1b2, #aeafb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB1B2?: #AEB1B2 is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB1B2?: The RGB value is 174, 177, 178: 174 red, 177 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB1B2?: The complementary color is #B2AFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB1B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.